8.1.1.3 Installing the Traefik Controller

Use Helm to install Traefik.

1. Create a $WORKDIR/kubernetes/helm/traefik-ingress-values-override.yaml that contains the following:

   Note:

   The configuration below deploys an ingress using LoadBalancer. If you prefer to use NodePort, change the configuration accordingly. For more details about Traefik configuration see: Traefik Ingress Controller.Traefik Ingress Controller.

   ingressRoute:
     dashboard:
       enabled: true 
   providers:
     kubernetesCRD:
       enabled: true 
     kubernetesIngress:
       enabled: true
   ports:
     traefik:
       port: 9000
       exposedPort: 9000
       protocol: TCP
     web:
       port: 8000
       exposedPort: 30080
       nodePort: 30080
       protocol: TCP  
     websecure:
       port: 8443
       exposedPort: 30443
       nodePort: 30443
       protocol: TCP 
   service:
     spec:
       type: LoadBalancer

2. To install and configure Traefik ingress issue the following command:

   $ helm install traefik --namespace <namespace> \
   --values traefik-ingress-values-override.yaml \
   traefik/traefik

   Where:

   • traefik is your deployment name
   • traefik/traefik is the chart reference

For example:

$ helm install --namespace traefik \
--values traefik-ingress-values-override.yaml \
traefik traefik/traefik